The Colorado General Assembly convened this morning for the third day of its special session on property taxes. It was called to provide additional commercial and homeowner relief as part of negotiations with conservative activists to avert deeper-cutting measures on the November ballot. The session will last at least through Thursday. This story will be … Read more
After years of sparring over property tax rates, leading Colorado Democrats and conservative activists finally see an offramp from the conflict. To get there, it will only have taken two special sessions, annual short-term bills at the Capitol, multiple threats of ballot measures and a failed attempt to override the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. The … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has announced who will lead its Colorado efforts for the homestretch of her race against former President Donald Trump. Harris’ local campaign staff will include several people with ties to current and former Colorado officials as the Democratic nominee attempts to solidify the blue status of the former swing … Read more
A group of Colorado Republicans is moving ahead with a plan to boot party chairman Dave Williams after a judge ruled that his court lacked jurisdiction to block it. Tuesday evening’s ruling reversed an earlier temporary order by the same judge that blocked the disaffected Republicans from conducting official business. El Paso County vice chair … Read more
As Colorado’s universal preschool program moves into its second school year this month, officials are hoping to leave its rocky rollout in the rearview mirror. By the end of July, more than 31,000 4-year-olds matched with state-funded preschool providers for the coming year, according to the most recent data for the core program from the Colorado … Read more
An oversight subcommittee for Colorado’s public pension fund recommended Friday that state contributions keep up with inflation following a report cautioning that its funding might not be on track to meet a state-required target decades from now. The Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, or PERA, serves hundreds of thousands of Coloradans and is responsible for … Read more
A planned attempt to oust the head of the Colorado Republican Party this weekend was put on hold Friday by a district court judge — but not before calls for Dave Williams’ removal reached new peaks. Williams, whose tenure as the GOP chair has been marked by controversy and months of growing intraparty frustrations, faced … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow’s tense exchange with President Joe Biden during a weekend call with Democratic lawmakers has attracted attention this week as Biden resists calls to drop out of the presidential race. Media reports Tuesday and Wednesday confirmed details of the dialog, which included the president at one point invoking his deceased son’s Bronze … Read more
A group that made salacious accusations about U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has settled a lawsuit it filed against the Colorado congresswoman alleging she defamed its founder. American Muckrakers PAC and its founder, David Wheeler, filed the suit last June in U.S. District Court in Colorado after Boebert went on national television to accuse him of … Read more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was elected Friday to lead the National Governors Association, a bipartisan 55-member body of state and territorial leaders. For the last year he served as the vice chair of the group, which serves as a policy workshop for the nation’s governors and their cabinets. In the new post, Polis will push … Read more
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